... The Nigerian Institute of Management has come a long way in the training of professional managers in both private and public sectors. It is therefore my singular honour and privilege to acknowledge the contributions of the founders of this important body and pay tribute to the past Presidents of the Institute I making it what it turns out to be in today’s Nigeria. The Institute is caught up in the cobweb of global transition, which is easily translated I the context of globalization and supported by information super highway of our time.

The Charter status of the Institute has given it a legal backing to transform the traditional management style of getting things done to a more vibrant, dynamic and state of the art style of not only getting things done but also seeing it done with precision through the use of modern management tools

The outgoing President has done a lot to the Nigerian Institute of Management through the use of private sector marketing strategy of selling the new NIM. He talks good of NIM. He labels its new package with new inscription that o prospective manager can afford to ignore. The packet reads, “It is a new improved NIM”. Its membership improved significantly within two years of his tenure. He created big and wide pair of shoes for my small sized feet to fit in. But all hopes are not lost because NIM has a tradition of retaining past Presidents in the Council. Therefore, Chief Aimiuwu will join hands with other elected Council members who are equally competent professionally to support the youngest incoming President in promoting and maintaining the tempo of developmental change the Institute is undergoing.

Specifically, the new Council will ensure full development of state Branches and Chapters of NIM. The Management Centers that have been established in some states will be developed fully to promote management excellence to the grass root. The NYSC/NIM partnership directed by the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Chief Olusegun obasanjo and the first Companion of the Institute will continue I earnest to prepare the young graduates with management skills so as to catch them young managerially. These are part of the new vision of the Institute.

Information Technology (IT)
The Nigeria Institute of Management has over 70,000 members across various disciplines and professions. Its membership is every where i.e. Academia Engineering, Financial Institutions, Judiciary, Military, Oil sectors, Political class Public/Private Sectors, Police, Traditional Institution, Medical, etc. Its membership is both corporate and individual. The application of management skills in human and material is so vital that the extensive use of IT solutions in membership, training and other interactions could be done electronically to make things easier faster and more accurate. The new Council will therefore upgrade and enrich the Institute’s website to face the new challenges.

Information Communication Technology will be central to my operation and I therefore challenge members, especially my Council members to be IT compliant if we must sustain ourselves at the required cruising level. As the Source and Symbol of Management Excellence, we must gear ourselves for management resources bank and disseminate same for the benefit of our members and the society at large. This we can only do through the Information Technology which is my core area of interest.

We are practicing it in Jigawa and it is working for us. It must be made to work for NIM. The world is not waiting and those lagging behind must hurry to catch up with the pace.